The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

Author(s): William Kamkwamba

Young Adult

The bestselling story of the young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village, now in an accessible middle grade edition.


When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. The family was starving, and they could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees. Forced to drop out, William began to explore the science books in his village library. There, he came up with an idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill would bring electricity to his home and help his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.


Retold for a middle grade audience, this inspiring memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world.

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William Kamkwamba recently graduated from Dartmouth College. The original version of his memoir "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" was a "New York Times" Bestseller and a "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of the Year. He divides his time between Malawi and San Francisco, California. Bryan Mealer is the author of "Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town "and" All Things Must Fight to Live, "which chronicled his years covering the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a reporter for the Associated Press and Harper's. His work has appeared in the anthology "Best American Travel Writing" and was chosen for an Overseas Press Club Award Citation. He lives in Austin, Texas.

General Fields

  • : 9780147510426
  • : Penguin Group USA
  • : Rocky Pond Books
  • : 0.232239
  • : 01 February 2016
  • : 196mm X 127mm X 25mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : William Kamkwamba
  • : Paperback
  • : Elizabeth Zunon
  • : illustrations